Many internet security applications, while somewhat helpful,
often times can cause adverse effects on your system. Quite
often they will actually prevent you from doing normal
everyday activities. Black Ice defender, and Norton Internet
Security are amongst the most common internet security
applications. If you have just recently installed one of
these applications, and can no longer browse the internet,
check your email, or connect to a chat/instant messenger
service, the internet security application is most likely
the cause. While these applications can be set up to allow
the applications you use, it can be a tedious task.
Additionally, most internet security applications will ask
you every time a program running on your system requests
access to the internet. This can be very annoying to most
users. Sometimes, internet security applications will
prevent components of windows, such as Windows update, or
the windows clock synchronization service, from connecting
to the internet. We recommend against using one of these
applications. Any computer system running Microsoft Windows
can be secured without the need for additional software.
Contact one of our security specialists for assistance.